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Pennsylvania is a state located in the Middle Atlantic region of the United States of America.

One of Pennsylvania's nicknames is the Quaker State; in colonial times, it was known officially as the Quaker Province, in recognition of Quaker William Penn's First Frame of Government constitution for Pennsylvania that guaranteed liberty of conscience. Penn knew of the hostility Quakers faced when they opposed rituals, oaths, violence, and ostentatious frippery.

Pennsylvania has also been known as the Keystone State since 1802, based in part upon its central location among the original Thirteen Colonies forming the United States. It was also a keystone state economically, having both the industry common to the North, making such wares as Conestoga wagons and rifles, and the agriculture common to the South, producing feed, fiber, food, and tobacco.

Pennsylvania has 51 miles (82 km) of coastline along Lake Erie and 57 miles (92 km) of shoreline along the Delaware Estuary. Philadelphia is Pennsylvania's largest city and is home to a major seaport and shipyards on the Delaware River.

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Fulton CFO retiring

May 17, 2013 9:09 pm

Fulton Financial Corp. said Friday that Charles J. Nugent, senior executive vice president and chief financial officer, will retire at the end of the year. Fulton Financial has engaged an executive s...

Staffing agencies join forces

May 17, 2013 8:54 pm

Two staffing agencies have joined forces. Blue Plate Minds of Paoli, Pa., acquired the Shelley Miller Group of Feasterville, Pa. Blue Plate provides staffing for advertising, marketing and PR firms....

Melitta upgrades South Jersey facility

May 17, 2013 8:37 pm

Melitta USA upgraded its Cherry Hill, N.J., facility to produce single-serving coffees, the company said. The Clearwater, Fla.-based company already invested $10 million to upgrade the Cherry Hill fa...

PA unemployment declines to 7.6%

May 17, 2013 8:11 pm

The states unemployment rate dropped three-tenths of a percentage point to 7.6 percent in April according to statistics released Friday by the Pennsylvania Department of Labor & Industry. Unemplo...

TriState raised $75M in offering

May 17, 2013 3:55 pm

TriState Capital Holdings said it has raised $75.38 million in its initial public offering. The offering was for 5.7 million shares of common stock, and underwriters exercised their option to buy an ...

Young chef to take over Le Bec-Fin space

May 17, 2013 3:41 pm

With Le Bec-Fin closing for good in June, plans call for a young two-star chef to take over the space this fall. Chef Justin Bogle, 32, who has worked for Iron Chef Jose Garces and others, plans a pr...

NIH awards $6M grant to Philadelphia research supplier

May 17, 2013 3:23 pm

The National Institutes of Health awared a $6 million grant to the Philadelphia-based National Disease Research Interchange(NDRI) for the next phase of human tissue collection for the NIHs Genotype-Ti...

Developer seeks to buy Marketplace Design Center

May 17, 2013 3:07 pm

Bart Blatsteins Tower Investments Inc. is looking to buy the Marketplace Design Center in Center City to create a bold, mixed-use complex that would include constructing a residential tower on the roo...

Legislation to boost PA tech funding introduced

May 17, 2013 2:16 pm

Some Pennsylvania legislators are taking another shot at setting up a program under which the state would raise money to invest in technology and life-sciences companies by auctioning off tax credits ...

UniTek must meet conditions to keep customer

May 17, 2013 1:59 pm

UniTek Global Services Inc. has to refinance its debt and straighten out its financial statements or lose DirecTV LLC as a customer. The Blue Bell, Pa., company said Thursday that El Segundo, Calif.-...

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What I'm Reading: Macungie student mixes action novels, comic books

May 19, 2013 4:00 am

•Name: Nikhil Sharma    

Hit the graveyard trash to spruce up your garden

May 18, 2013 10:42 pm

Discarded flowers are a cheap option for getting spring bulb plants and hardy mums.Being a bona fide cheapster takes dedication, forcing folks to ask themselves just how far they are willing to go.&am...

See Lower Nazareth native on HBO's 'Veep'

May 18, 2013 10:41 pm

As a stunt and sports performer for film and TV, Lower Nazareth Township native Matthew Bishop shot hoops with Justin Timberlake and appeared as a baseball teammate of Owen Wilson.  ...

Locally penned 'Mommalogues' opens Off-Broadway

May 18, 2013 10:40 pm

Show featuring 20 monologues about stages of motherhood gets New York premiere. It was written by two local women.Vastly different women united by the common thread of motherhood — a new mom...

Fire damages Allentown home

May 18, 2013 10:19 pm

A home in Allentown's west end was damaged by a fire Friday night.    

Gun T-shirt gets Bucks student in trouble

May 18, 2013 4:44 pm

At Warminster high school, M-16 rifle image violates dress codeJohn Doerffel never thought his clothes would land him in the in-school suspension room for a half-day, but that's what happened to the W...

New Jersey moves toward online gambling with proposed regulations

May 18, 2013 1:44 am

Key measures require rules to ensure that players are betting within state borders.TRENTON, N.J. — New Jersey announced another step on Friday that will bring it closer to launching online g...

New Jersey to use federal funds to buy homes that are flood prone

May 18, 2013 1:44 am

Houses hit hard by Sandy or those in flood-prone areas will be bought with federal funds from owners who agree to sell.New Jersey will use $300 million in federal aid to buy out about 1,300 Hurricane ...

Northampton County court administrator Onembo retiring

May 18, 2013 1:43 am

'The public face of this court' is stepping down after 37 years with the county.Northampton County's longtime court administrator is retiring after 19 years with the court and nearly four decades with...

Church seeks possible move into Lower Macungie roller rink

May 18, 2013 1:40 am

Lifechurch Ministries is seeking to relocate its suburban campus.    

Top Headlines for Eastern Pennsylvania from TheMorningCall.com

What I'm Reading: Macungie student mixes action novels, comic books

May 19, 2013 4:00 am

•Name: Nikhil Sharma    

Hit the graveyard trash to spruce up your garden

May 18, 2013 10:42 pm

Discarded flowers are a cheap option for getting spring bulb plants and hardy mums.Being a bona fide cheapster takes dedication, forcing folks to ask themselves just how far they are willing to go.&am...

See Lower Nazareth native on HBO's 'Veep'

May 18, 2013 10:41 pm

As a stunt and sports performer for film and TV, Lower Nazareth Township native Matthew Bishop shot hoops with Justin Timberlake and appeared as a baseball teammate of Owen Wilson.  ...

Locally penned 'Mommalogues' opens Off-Broadway

May 18, 2013 10:40 pm

Show featuring 20 monologues about stages of motherhood gets New York premiere. It was written by two local women.Vastly different women united by the common thread of motherhood — a new mom...

Fire damages Allentown home

May 18, 2013 10:19 pm

A home in Allentown's west end was damaged by a fire Friday night.    

Grandson aims to block Jim Thorpe's reburial

May 18, 2013 6:40 pm

If officials of the borough of Jim Thorpe are looking for some support in their fight to protect the final resting place of the man who gave their town its name, they might find it on an island in a b...

Kai the hatchet-wielding hitchhiker arraigned in Philly

May 18, 2013 6:02 pm

Judge informed that Youtube sensation has convictions in CanadaKai the hatchet-wielding hitchhiker," propelled to infamy in a bizarre YouTube interview clip and arrested Thursday for murder, had ...

Gun T-shirt gets Bucks student in trouble

May 18, 2013 4:44 pm

At Warminster high school, M-16 rifle image violates dress codeJohn Doerffel never thought his clothes would land him in the in-school suspension room for a half-day, but that's what happened to the W...

Police find missing Wilson children in a car

May 18, 2013 2:48 pm

The children were uninjured; investigation continuesWilson police found missing 4-year-old and 5-year children uninjured in car early Saturday morning after a search that included authorities from six...

Fire near bathroom fan burns 2nd floor and roof of Allentown house

May 18, 2013 4:34 am

A fire near a bathroom ceiling vent fan damaged an Allentown house Friday afternoon, displacing six people in the two apartments there, a fire official said.    

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